domestic violence

Domestic violence legislation drafted in Madison may help reduce the domestic abuse, supporters say.

For Juanita Ramos, who endured years of abuse, the iconic Mitchell Park Domes are a sanctuary.

Milwaukee's police chief says enhancements are being made to a domestic violence "high-risk team."

Sharain Anderson, vice president of Well Community at Aurora Health Care and Candace Sanchez, this year’s Thrive Award Honoree, speak on the event and what it celebrates.

Ashley Luthern, a reporter with the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, speaks about her investigation into the death of domestic violence victim Bobbie Lou Schoeffling.

The Hmong American Women's Association, or HAWA, is a Milwaukee-based non-profit organization that was founded in 1993 by a group of 13 Hmong women. HAWA provides culturally specific programming and resources for survivors and people experiencing sexual assault and domestic violence.

Dylan Farrow is an author, mother, activist, and the survivor at the heart of the Emmy-nominated docuseries, Allen v. Farrow. She'll be this year's keynote speaker for The Women's Center annual EmPower Luncheon. Ahead of the event, Farrow joins Lake Effect's Audrey Nowakowski to discuss her advocacy work.

The man arrested and charged in the Waukesha Christmas parade incident left the scene of a domestic dispute minutes before he drove into the parade route, killing six people and wounding more than 60 others. Angela Mancuso, the executive director of The Women's Center in Waukesha, addresses the connection between domestic abuse and acts of mass violence.

Since 2009, Team Teal 365 and founder Sam Collier has been working in Milwaukee to educate, advocate for and support survivors of sexual assault.

Every year more than 3 million women in the U.S. are abused by their intimate partners and more than 1,200 are killed by their abusers.Research has found…